Not sure about that. If scoot and shae turn out to be what i think they can, there wont be much room for Dame, unless he is open to taking the vet min after his supermax is up. We will have to pay scoot and shae around then. I love Dame but i think he is traded at the deadline.
Anfernee isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Somebody has to score consistently in Portland. The Blazers might be stacked with 11 rookies and sophmores going into the season. Stuff might get wildly bad next year, but as long as Anfernee is filling stats on fantasy teams, it will soften the blow for Blazers PR representatives. #voteANTallstar
I assume it is not legit but if it was......maybe someone made an offer for Ant that Portland liked enough they are willing to take Herro. I mean the main reason Portland does not want Herro is because they don't have room for him.
I love this. If Dame, Ant and Nurk are outgoing with only picks (three or more [unprotected]), drafted prospects two or more and salary filler that balance out the roster are incoming I'm fine with it... as long as Joe has a few vets as backups to show the prospects the ropes. Honestly we may already have those in Jerami and Matisse (five years in the league and three seasons over 60 wins with 25 games of playoff experience).
Here you go. There would be a lot of risk here, but the talent would fit well (assuming everyones heads are on straight) Starting lineup of: Scoot/ Shae / Grant / Ben / KAT
Tweet only said 3 team deal though, not 5. Also, why would the Wolves give up Miller too? Otherwise... looks decent. Would make next season very interesting.
Honestly? Im not sure i could stomach that. This has been a churning season for the queazy stomachs like me. This has all made me sick. Dame brought me back to the Blazers.(helped that i move back to Portland as well. but it took a few years to go from casual fan back to diehard fan and Dame was the switch. To see him sitting on the end of the bench is going to evoke a wild contrast of emotions with anger battling sadness. It will distract from my want to be excited for scoot and shae. I think he plays. I think we start Dame and Thybulle and bring Shae and scoot off the bench together. whatever happens, i want scoot and shae on the floor at the same time. They must start together or be subbed in together.
Jody won't trade Dame's supermax contract for another supermax contract, unless it's expiring. Portland drove Lillard over the edge by surrounding him with a Summer League team in the dwindling years of his prime, I think with the intent of dumping him on a poopy team for extra bonus picks. Call me a conspiracy hack, but i think some weird stuff went down when Cronin had talks with Dame & his Agent. Maybe a package to send Lillard to lowly Detroit was brought up? Imagine how long that conversation lasted? Something made Dame spaz out and go public with "Miami Only". Yes the Blazers own Lillard's contract and can send him wherever they want. I understand the Blazers have all the power and leverage over the players that they sign. But the Pistons?? Man... that's a death sentence for a healthy All-Star iconic NBA player fresh off the best in-game performances of his career. Portland always says they "work with their veteran players to send them to agreed upon places". mm hmmm.. sure... just like the Blazers said they felt obligated to build a winner around Lillard, become ridiculously aggressive signing free agents, trade for big name players. The Front Office wants everyone to believe they tried. . Meanwhile we get rumors that Cronin never even picked up the phone, had no interest in trying to get players. Actions speak louder then words. Portland traded whatever they could for future picks, drafted 3 rookies, called it a day. Anyways, budget baby Blazers rebuild is already set with salary floor requirements. I know Cronin is really good at squeezing in a contract to stay under the tax, but if we're talking a multi-year supermax... that's exactly why the Blazers don't want Lillard here anymore. Ben Simmons expires next year? Cronin can get that to work. But Jaylen Brown & KAT ... Jody ain't buying that
It's pretty much been confirmed that Pascal vetoed a trade to Portland near draft date so i'm sure we tried
I am sure a Net's fan would say "Why would we trade Simmons for just Caleb Martin"? I doubt they count the 37-year-old Kyle Lowery as an asset.
would Pascal be stuck playing Center on an inherently undersized team? That's a horrible fit. Can't blame Pascal for not wanting to get creamed in the paint on a Blazers team with no big men. 1 phone call does not equal ridiculously aggressive
